12 Then he prayed, “Lord, God of my master Abraham,(A) make me successful(B) today, and show kindness(C) to my master Abraham.

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12 Then he (A)said, “O Lord God of my master Abraham, please (B)give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

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21 the Lord was with him;(A) he showed him kindness(B) and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.(C)

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21 But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He (A)gave[a] him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

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  1. Genesis 39:21 Caused him to be viewed with favor by

14 But when all goes well with you, remember me(A) and show me kindness;(B) mention me to Pharaoh(C) and get me out of this prison.

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14 But (A)remember me when it is well with you, and (B)please show kindness to me; make mention of me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this house.

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29 When the time drew near for Israel(A) to die,(B) he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes,(C) put your hand under my thigh(D) and promise that you will show me kindness(E) and faithfulness.(F) Do not bury me in Egypt,

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29 When the time (A)drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “Now if I have found favor in your sight, please (B)put your hand under my thigh, and (C)deal kindly and truly with me. (D)Please do not bury me in Egypt,

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Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you, to your mother’s home.(A) May the Lord show you kindness,(B) as you have shown kindness to your dead husbands(C) and to me.

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And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, (A)“Go, return each to her mother’s house. (B)The Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt (C)with the dead and with me.

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20 “The Lord bless him!(A)” Naomi said to her daughter-in-law.(B) “He has not stopped showing his kindness(C) to the living and the dead.” She added, “That man is our close relative;(D) he is one of our guardian-redeemers.[a](E)

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  1. Ruth 2:20 The Hebrew word for guardian-redeemer is a legal term for one who has the obligation to redeem a relative in serious difficulty (see Lev. 25:25-55).

20 Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, (A)“Blessed be he of the Lord, who (B)has not forsaken His kindness to the living and the dead!” And Naomi said to her, “This man is a relation of ours, (C)one of [a]our close relatives.”

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  1. Ruth 2:20 our redeemers, Heb. goalenu

10 “The Lord bless you,(A) my daughter,” he replied. “This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier:(B) You have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

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10 Then he said, (A)“Blessed are you of the Lord, my daughter! For you have shown more kindness at the end than (B)at the beginning, in that you did not go after young men, whether poor or rich.

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